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Elias Pettersson Posted Sunday at 05:13 AM Share Posted Sunday at 05:13 AM 8 hours ago, Alflives said: Noticed in the prospects’ games that Raty was taking faceoffs (on his offside) right handed with his stick turned over. The Empties are thinking Canucks brass are expecting Raty to fill the 3C spot. He’s been doing that since when he was an Islander. I pointed it out after the trade. I think he will be our 3C. If not this year then next year. 1 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Googlie Posted Sunday at 07:16 AM Share Posted Sunday at 07:16 AM 9 hours ago, Alflives said: Still don’t understand how our owner put up with Benning/Brod for as long as he did? From Gillis (GM of the year who built winning teams) to Benning. What was our owner thinking???? Benning was Linden's choice as GM, no? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mrwipeout Posted Sunday at 01:01 PM Share Posted Sunday at 01:01 PM 18 hours ago, Pure961089 said: Is Lekkkerimäki's nickname officially Mak? I assume when he's playing really well it'll be Big Mak the french word "Le" would be the e letters pronouncination in his name and the bic mac would be not too far off from how u say the Ä in mäki...in case ur wondering. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Task Posted Sunday at 02:54 PM Share Posted Sunday at 02:54 PM 14 hours ago, Western Red said: Garland interview was outstanding. He’s a very smart guy. He will make a great coach when his playing career is over. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Hammertime Posted Sunday at 03:25 PM Popular Post Share Posted Sunday at 03:25 PM 6 hours ago, Alflives said: Seemingly a super nice guy though. But as a fan, who will never know these people, i’d much rather have a nasty pos (who wins as GM) than a nice guy. But would for certain prefer Benning as my neighbour. It's time maybe to bury the hatchet with neighbor Jim. The team we have today is in large part Jim's garden taken over by new residents and tended. Hughes Miller Pete Boeser Demko Be thankful for what we have and that we now have a more capable front office. 1 3 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bob Long Posted Sunday at 03:58 PM Share Posted Sunday at 03:58 PM 16 hours ago, Alflives said: Seemingly a super nice guy though. But as a fan, who will never know these people, i’d much rather have a nasty pos (who wins as GM) than a nice guy. But would for certain prefer Benning as my neighbour. He was. Ran into him a number of times in the elevator. Used to carry two cell phones, one in each hand. I just think sometimes he got confused and forgot who was on the other line. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DeNiro Posted Sunday at 04:07 PM Share Posted Sunday at 04:07 PM 4 minutes ago, Bob Long said: He was. Ran into him a number of times in the elevator. Used to carry two cell phones, one in each hand. I just think sometimes he got confused and forgot who was on the other line. So when he made the trade for OEL he thought he was on the phone with the dry cleaners? Is that what you’re saying? Gives a whole new meaning to the phrase “getting taken to the cleaners”… 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rick_theRyper Posted Sunday at 04:10 PM Share Posted Sunday at 04:10 PM What's the word on the street for watching the preseason games? YouTube? Hope everyone had a wicked summer! Cheers hockeys back! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ghostsof1915 Posted Sunday at 04:16 PM Share Posted Sunday at 04:16 PM 19 hours ago, Qwags said: Very strange seeing the Canucks give out team friendly deals. Proper management is just wild huh? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ghostsof1915 Posted Sunday at 04:16 PM Share Posted Sunday at 04:16 PM (edited) 9 hours ago, Googlie said: Benning was Linden's choice as GM, no? Sadly yes. To be fair, Linden wanted a proper rebuild. He was brought in for his scouting reputation. I'm sure if he knew Benning would cut corners, and had no idea on managing players and the salary cap, he'd probably look elsewhere. I'm struggling to figure out was there better GM candidates out there? Edited Sunday at 04:18 PM by Ghostsof1915 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alflives Posted Sunday at 04:26 PM Share Posted Sunday at 04:26 PM 9 minutes ago, Ghostsof1915 said: Sadly yes. To be fair, Linden wanted a proper rebuild. He was brought in for his scouting reputation. I'm sure if he knew Benning would cut corners, and had no idea on managing players and the salary cap, he'd probably look elsewhere. I'm struggling to figure out was there better GM candidates out there? Mike Gillis. 1 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hammertime Posted Sunday at 04:28 PM Share Posted Sunday at 04:28 PM 10 minutes ago, Ghostsof1915 said: Sadly yes. To be fair, Linden wanted a proper rebuild. He was brought in for his scouting reputation. I'm sure if he knew Benning would cut corners, and had no idea on managing players and the salary cap, he'd probably look elsewhere. I'm struggling to figure out was there better GM candidates out there? Maybe should have kept Luongo and put him in an elevator. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hammertime Posted Sunday at 04:38 PM Share Posted Sunday at 04:38 PM 2 minutes ago, Alflives said: Mike Gillis. MG was the worst drafting GM in Canucks history. And Dale Tallon was basically the only other GM who would talk to him. He was a lame duck it was time for him to go. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Drive-By Body Pierce Posted Sunday at 04:43 PM Share Posted Sunday at 04:43 PM 3 minutes ago, Hammertime said: MG was the worst drafting GM in Canucks history. And Dale Tallon was basically the only other GM who would talk to him. He was a lame duck it was time for him to go. And yet, he won the GM of the year award in 2011. 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nucker67 Posted Sunday at 04:45 PM Share Posted Sunday at 04:45 PM 1 minute ago, Drive-By Body Pierce said: And yet, he won the GM of the year award in 2011. He had the Sedins and Luongo to thank for that 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jaimito Posted Sunday at 04:46 PM Share Posted Sunday at 04:46 PM Sometimes I listen to SDPN guys to see what out of market guys view the Canucks. Surprisingly they are bullish on Nux. Steve even said he wouldn't be surprised if they win the prez trophy. They are all angry Big Z is in Boston. 1 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hammertime Posted Sunday at 04:50 PM Share Posted Sunday at 04:50 PM Just now, Drive-By Body Pierce said: And yet, he won the GM of the year award in 2011. I'm talking about 2014. At that point the writing was on the wall he was no longer the right person for the job. He did a lot of good in his tenure here. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lewlowned Posted Sunday at 05:00 PM Share Posted Sunday at 05:00 PM 48 minutes ago, Rick_theRyper said: What's the word on the street for watching the preseason games? YouTube? Hope everyone had a wicked summer! Cheers hockeys back! The scrimmage today is being broadcast on Canucks.com (like the young stars tourney) As for the proper preseason games, those I believe are going to be through normal channels (Sportsnet) Scrimmage rosters were announced as well 2 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Crabcakes Posted Sunday at 05:04 PM Share Posted Sunday at 05:04 PM 9 hours ago, Googlie said: Benning was Linden's choice as GM, no? Luigi Aquilini loved Benning 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alflives Posted Sunday at 05:06 PM Share Posted Sunday at 05:06 PM 24 minutes ago, Hammertime said: MG was the worst drafting GM in Canucks history. And Dale Tallon was basically the only other GM who would talk to him. He was a lame duck it was time for him to go. Gillis was GM for two Presidents trophies and had a club play two games for the Cup. He guided the club during its best era. Our owner should have allowed Gillis to rebuild, when he asked to go so, instead of firing him and hiring Jimbob. We do have great management again. And we are winning again. There is a definite correlation. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
flat land fish Posted Sunday at 05:12 PM Share Posted Sunday at 05:12 PM 2 minutes ago, Alflives said: Gillis was GM for two Presidents trophies and had a club play two games for the Cup. He guided the club during its best era. Our owner should have allowed Gillis to rebuild, when he asked to go so, instead of firing him and hiring Jimbob. We do have great management again. And we are winning again. There is a definite correlation. Gillis didn't have the internal team to go through the talent acquisition phase. Benning had rough luck in the draft lottery and not everything hit but the majority of guys in this core are Benning picks. If they had been more patient and kept more picks today could have been even brighter. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rusty Shackleford Posted Sunday at 05:12 PM Share Posted Sunday at 05:12 PM What time is the scrimmage? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lewlowned Posted Sunday at 05:15 PM Share Posted Sunday at 05:15 PM 3 minutes ago, Rusty Shackleford said: What time is the scrimmage? Noon PST 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stierlitz Posted Sunday at 05:26 PM Share Posted Sunday at 05:26 PM 25 minutes ago, Lewlowned said: The scrimmage today is being broadcast on Canucks.com (like the young stars tourney) As for the proper preseason games, those I believe are going to be through normal channels (Sportsnet) Scrimmage rosters were announced as well Basically Group A against Group B Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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